A choir and a 22-piece string section appear on the album.[5]
Critical reception
Record Collector wrote that frontman Bruce Soord's songs "aren’t mere entertainments; they’re demanding pieces, both muscular and intricate, concerned with conflicts and dislocation, charting personal battles drawn out on large canvases."[1] The Bristol Post deemed the album "hugely impressive."[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bruce Soord
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Burning Pieces"
4:11
2.
"Warm Seas"
3:57
3.
"Last Man Standing"
5:11
4.
"All the Wars"
3:46
5.
"Build a World"
3:57
6.
"Give It Back"
7:01
7.
"Someone Pull Me Out"
4:00
8.
"One More Step Away"
3:10
9.
"Reaching Out"
9:49
Total length:
45:08
Bonus tracks (2018 reissue)
No.
Title
Length
10.
"You Don't Look So Innocent"
3:55
11.
"What Are You Saying?"
4:28
12.
"Warm Seas (Acoustic)"
4:11
13.
"All the Wars (Acoustic)"
3:49
14.
"Last Man Standing (Acoustic)"
4:32
15.
"Someone Pull Me Out (Acoustic)"
4:05
16.
"Burning Pieces (Acoustic)"
3:12
17.
"Reaching Out (Acoustic)"
4:50
Total length:
33:02
More Wars (Bonus Acoustic Disc)
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Warm Seas"
4:11
2.
"All the Wars"
3:49
3.
"Last Man Standing"
4:32
4.
"Every Last Moment"
2:35
5.
"One More Step Away"
3:01
6.
"Someone Pull Me Out"
4:05
7.
"Burning Pieces"
3:12
8.
"Reaching Out"
4:50
9.
"Light Up Your Eyes"
4:07
Total length:
34:22
Personnel
Bruce Soord: vocals, guitar, composer
Steve Kitch: keyboards, mixing
Jon Sykes: bass guitar, vocals
Keith Harrison: drums, vocals
Production
Arranged by The Pineapple Thief
Written by Bruce Soord
Recorded by Mark Bowyer
Mixed (& Additional Production) by Mark Bowyer and Steve Kitch